India, May 2 -- The sessions court granted bail to Bipingiri Rameshgiri Goswami, an accused in a Rs.58.13-crore digital arrest fraud case, because the prosecution failed to produce independent material substantiating its claim that he facilitated the laundering of funds through a mule account. The court said relying solely on a co-accused's statement is legally untenable at the bail stage.

The case, registered by the Nodal Cyber police station, stems from a complaint lodged in October 2025 by a businessman who alleged that fraudsters impersonating officials from TRAI, CBI, and the cyber crime department subjected him to a prolonged and coercive 'digital arrest'. The callers claimed he was implicated in illegal financial transactions and ...